If you like your meals with touch of history Da Pancazio might be for you. While it's nice to sit…read morein their calm outdoor seating just off of bustling Campo de' Fiori the real charm is sitting in the cool dining rooms / caves underground. Apparently part of Theater of Pompey from 55 BC. Food wise we were craving Roman classics rigatoni alla carbonara and tonnarelli cacio e pepe. Rich pecorino and strong pepper. Bacon on the carbonara was nice and crunchy with thick yoke. Dinner with Romans who approved. Also had a favorite fried zucchini flowers. Their version had ricotta rather than mozzarella along with anchovies. I prefer with mozzarella but other than that it was excellent. Wine wise I kept it simple with a glass of Frascati. Prices reflect the location. Service was a bit on the slower side on a busy evening but otherwise exceptional, helpful and friendly.

What a special place. We enjoyed it so much, we went twice during our stay (it was directly across…read morethe piazza from our room!). It's built on top of the Theater of Pompey, and the history and architecture is amazing. The first night we ate in the cave room which was fantastic. We weren't starving so we shared stuffed, fried squash blossoms and pasta Carbonara. The blossoms were a little too anchovy for us but they were well prepared. The Carbonara was excellent, but so rich! Pasta was perfectly cooked. The next time we went we were looking for rabbit, which they had! This time we ate outside and shared the mussels and clams and rabbit. Mussels and clams were delicious with a great sauce for bread dipping. The rabbit was outstanding. Tender and flavorful. We enjoyed both meals and would highly recommend. Wait staff was wonderful

The food is great and the service is attentive, yet not pushy. The ambiance is more elevated than…read more"casual" but less so than "fancy." It manages to find that perfect slot! My waiter Ucchio was incredible!

Amazing find in Rome Italy. Tried their lobster linguini and steak with truffle sauce. The linguini…read morewas perfectly cooked al-dente with perfect creamy sauce from the starch. Nothing over powering. Steak was same, temperature was perfect and flavor was great. Decor was very nice, and service was amazing. Highly recommend.

Piero great server loved the pasta and the affogato is great really nice decoration and really…read moreclean restaurant

We stayed at a fantastic hotel overlooking this restaurant and it seemed busy and food looked good…read moreso we decided to try it out as our last meal in Rome. From the beginning it felt like a tourist trap and the food and service proved correct. Our waiter "Sami" suggested a "wonderful wine that is not on the menu but very good". I politely declined and he brought out another bottle and tried to open it at the table but I told him that I didn't want any wine and preferred a beer. He said, "okay if you wish" and took 15 minutes to bring me a beer that I didn't have any choice on. When we ordered our food, we asked for the bruschetta and he said you sure you don't want the caprese salad? I told him "no, just the bruschetta" and he walked away annoyed. At this point i was annoyed that this guy was consistently trying to upsell me and get me to spend more money when we weren't even interested in what he was offering. The food finally arrived after 45 minutes and was decent (we ordered lasagna, a pasta with mushroom and prawns, mushroom risotto and pesto) and the food was fine minus a very undercooked risotto but the service just rubbed us completely the wrong way. At the end of the meal Sami came to us and gave us all including my kids a card with a qr scan to leave a review and said "leave us a good review on google now". I smiled and nodded and he tried to insist we leave a review now before we leave and said connect to WiFi so we could show him. At this point I just told him "no" and he stormed off all annoyed and took his qr cards back. Then he comes out and brings the card reader to pay and insists on a tip (this was the very first time anyone insisted on a tip the whole trip) and when we scanned our card he signed it himself and added a tip instead of letting us. I don't know what this guy's deal is but please PLEASE avoid this place and don't believe the reviews saying Sami is great, he's just pressuring people on the spot to leave a review. There are so many great restaurants in the city, choose any over this place. Worst case if you have to eat here, make sure you don't get Sami as your server.

Hosteria Grappolo d'Oro is both a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick and an Eater Rome favorite. I made a…read moredinner reservation online a few days ahead of our trip and was lucky to get a 9:00 table. We're middle-aged American parents so that's very late for us, but it was the earliest time slot available. The restaurant was lovely, charming and homey, the kind of place you want to eat at when in Rome, or anywhere else, really. Service was excellent. We had a young, friendly waiter who spoke fluent English and projected hyper-competence. We ordered the wine he suggested, a bottle of 2024 Colle Ticchio Cesanese del Piglio, and it was both tasty and reasonably priced. The food was downright cheap, with a €36 prix fixe that included appetizers, pasta, main course, and dessert. It was mostly good, too, beginning with a bread basket and the trio of traditional starters, which all came with the prix fixe. There was a panzanella spread made with bread, tomato, extra virgin olive oil, and garlic; baccalà mantecato con peperone crusco, a cod fish mousse with sliced crischi pepper; and polpetta di bollito con salsa verde, or boiled beef meatball, which was more appetizing than it sounds. We had a choice of three typical Roman pastas for our next course, and I went with the spaghetti alla carbonara. It was delicious, the definite high point of my dinner, the spaghetti cooked a pleasing al dente, with egg sauce, bacon guanciale, and pecorino cheese. My husband's rigatoni all'Amatriciana was deeply satisfying, too, with tomato sauce, guanciale, and pecorino. To my surprise, the entrées were both flops. I got the baccalà alla Romana, cod fish in tomato sauce with raisins, olives, and pine nuts. It was actively bad, rubbery and hard to eat. My husband's agnello alla Romana was slightly better, a dish of oven-roasted lamb served with potatoes. I still didn't like it, though. It looked and tasted like something that might have been eaten 500 years ago, gamey and rustic. Maybe too traditionally Roman for my palate. The dessert was terrific, homemade ricotta cheese mousse finished with candied orange zest and a syrupy wine reduction. Light and not too sweet. We had a great time at Grappolo d'Oro. It felt, for the most part, like a 5-star restaurant, and I'd recommend it despite the 2-star entrées. The €36 prix fixe is a tempting deal, but I think the move here is to skip the secondi and fill up with pasta and wine.

This was the most expensive meal in Rome and also the most disappointing. We opted for the tasting…read moremenu, which was 36 euro per person, and also a glass of wine. The tasting menu includes an appetizer, pasta, main, and dessert. Service was friendly and quick, however, the food was nothing to write home about. The meal started off good, I enjoyed the trio of traditional starters: panzanella, beef meatball, and baccala. Each of the starters were tasty and I enjoyed trying the local Italian delicacy. The glass of wine was also enjoyable as well. Next were the pasta, we went with the carbonara and rigatoni. I somewhat enjoyed the pastas, but I thought the flavors were a bit lacking and the pasta a bit too undercooked. Compared to the previous night's pasta dishes, it just didn't compare. The main dishes, however, were the most disappointing part of the whole meal. We got the oven roasted lamb and beef cheek. The lamb was a bit too grimy and I just didn't like the taste of it. The beef cheek was mid and the spinach was flavorless. The dessert was nothing special, I didn't finish it. Overall, there are other restaurants in Rome with better food. Although the portions were big, the quality was lacking. If you must go here, forgo the tasting menu and go for the traditional starters and the pastas.

Very disappointed after reading so many excellent reviews. We arrived and ordered bread,…read moreappetizers, mains, and champagne. After 45 minutes, we had finished our champagne and were still waiting on everything else. After checking in on food, we finally received our bread. The people next to us (who arrived after us) had received their food and almost finished by the time we received our bread. After an hour of waiting, it was just too much. We decided to leave, and it was discovered our order was never even placed. Server made no attempt to fix the situation, so we decided to go elsewhere.

The perfect Italian restaurant. The hosts were wonderful. The location is easy to get to. The…read morerestaurant was cute and quaint and well decorated. And the food....oh the food. It was just delectable!! We had the zucchini flowers, the eggplant parmigiana, the risotto, the salmon,..... everything was simply delicious!! I couldn't recommend this place more. It was perfect!

Very popular restaurant near the Pantheon! Checkout the pictures on the wall of all popular people…read morewho have dined there. Even though very popular the prices were not as pricey. The food is also very good. It does get busy. So make sure you make reservations for dinner. There are lots of food options and you won't go wrong on any dish you order. The portion sizes are good so you don't have to order many dishes or side dishes. Try the carbonara pasta to start. The lamb chops were very good! For dessert try the pistachio tiramisu... it was very very tasty!

Service was terrible. Ordered food that wasn't served even after 2 or more reminders. Drink orders…read moreforgotten. More reminders. Only after we canceled the missing pasta did the server react. Then argued with our host for several minutes (in Italian) which was uncomfortable for all. Food was fairly expensive but okay. All around uncomfortable dining experience.

Came here for lunch as part of a food tour of Rome. I was able to try three different classic Roman…read morepastas for the first time- Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe and and All'Amatriciana. It was nice to be able to try three different dishes. I think my favorite was the carbonara because bacon is life, but you really cannot go wrong with any of them! So delicious. Another thing about this place is it's location. It actually inside a hill of terra-cotta pots which you can see on some of the walls. Fun fact: Testaccio used to be the cities garbage dump for old Roman pottery and you can still see the stacks on Monte Testaccio today.

Testaccio may be a bit off the beaten path for tourists but if you are looking for some of the best…read morerestaurants in Rome you must come here. You can expect to discover the staples of Roman cuisine in these places so you can better understand the city which you are visiting. Flavio al Velavevodetto is one such restaurant where you can do this. They focus strictly on Roman food so don't come here for spaghetti and meatballs and lasagna. Do come here for a proper carbonara or some classic cacio e pepe. When we showed up for lunch the restaurant was packed and a lot of the diners seemed to be locals which was a promising sign that this restaurant wouldn't be a tourist trap. The space is quite large but at lunch it fills up quickly so a reservation would be a good idea. It is very simple and unassuming inside. As I said they only serve staples of Roman cuisine. We started with zucchini alla scapece which are fried zucchini seasoned with mint and served cold. I found it very enjoyable and the mint made it very refreshing. That was followed by rigatoni con la pajata which is a sauce made with veal intestine. I had never tried it before so I had no idea what to expect. The rigatoni were cooked al dente while the sauce was very dense and flavourful. What I really enjoyed about the whole experience was that everything was so fresh. Prices were slightly better than what you would pay in central Rome because Testaccio is less of a touristy area. The portions were large and the food was of superior quality so I felt that they were reasonable. I was keen for some real Roman food and this restaurant offered me that exact experience. It is definitely worth the visit if you are in Rome!

Our server didn't seem happy to wait on us. Bread was provided, but no oil. When I asked I was…read moregiven oil, table salt, and a bottle of vinegar. No tap water available. Ordered a soda and bottle of water. Water came quick. Sprite as an afterthought five minutes later. Food was fresh and delicious. Nice portion sizes. Seems to be popular with locals and tourists. Music playing, but not too loud. Bright. Not great if you are looking for great photos, but good food is more important. Oh, prices are EXTREMELY reasonable. Edited to add: Went to use toilets, and found a lovely large dining room. Much more attractive space than upstairs!

I stumbled upon this gem in Rome and it turned out to be one of the best dining experiences I've…read morehad in the city. The pasta selection is incredible--authentic, flavorful, and truly traditional, with generous portions that leave you satisfied without feeling heavy. The appetizers are perfect for sharing--delicious and well-balanced, without filling you up too much before the main course. And the meatballs? Absolutely to die for. Tender, rich, and packed with flavor. The tiramisu was easily one of the best I've had so far--clearly homemade, and you can taste the difference in every bite. Don't skip their house red wine--it's the perfect pairing and really elevates the whole experience. On top of all that, the staff was amazing and the ambiance felt warm and welcoming from the moment we walked in. Definitely a place I'll be coming back to next time I'm in Rome.